Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx> writes:
> > Typing `foo<ESC-/>' (bound to _history-complete-older) finds the most recent
> > word in the history beginning "foo". Typing <ESC-/> again appears to do
> > nothing.
> >
> > Is it possible to set things up so that repeatedly typing <ESC-/> cycles back
> > through all matches in the history? (ala Emacs' dabbrev-expand)
>
> You can do this by setting the `stop' style, which is so called because it
> stops when it has reached as far back into the history as it can (unlike
> normal menu completion which would continue cycling).
>
> zstyle ':completion:history-words:*' stop 1
Ideally, I'd prefer <ESC-/> to cycle back through the history _and_ have it
cycle round after reaching the end of the history. Is this possible?
With the above zstyle, I find that hitting <ESC-/> after having reached the
oldest history item prohibits <ESC-,> from taking my forwards again, and
similarly, hitting <ESC-,> after cycling forwards to the most recent item
prohibits <ESC-/> from taking me backwards again.
Two more questions:
1. Is it possible to turn off the beep that's emitted every time I type <ESC-/>?
2. Can all matching words be displayed as per normal completions (then I'd see
whether it's worth continuing to bang on <ESC-/> a few more times)?
Thanks again,
--- John